University of FLorida running back Mike Gillislee will need to have a big day today against No. 4 Louisiana State University. The teams meet at 2:30 p.m. CT today in Gainesville, Fla.

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DAVID JONES
Florida Today

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Jon Harrison is a 300-pound center who a year ago watched almost helplessly as his University of Florida football team was steamrolled 41-11 by Louisiana State in Baton Rouge. When Gators rookie coach Will Muschamp walked into an interview room afterward, he looked stunned by how bad it had been.

Is there nothing like a good beating to make you ready to put your dukes up the next time?

"We faced some good athletes and we didn't come out there completely locked in. They have a motor, they're a high-motor team," Harrison said of the defending SEC champions. "And this year we have ...